ESPN Tip-Off Marathon

[Buster Goode]

Seeing this is upon us again really wants Dayton to get a game in this as soon as possible. Not sure how they decide upon the games/teams, but it would be pretty cool to get the Flyers in one of these games even if it was at a very odd time.

How cool would it be to see a packed the Arena for a 7am game?

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebaske...p-off-marathon

[springborofan]

Temple loses to Kent St. 81-77

To broaden the initial question...would UD be willing to play a top 25 team on the road (without a return game) for the exposure?

Next up Gonzaga on ESPN...Pangos just drilled a 3. Got a feeling we're going to see that a lot later this month.

	Temple TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple College became Temple University in 1907. Located in Philadelphia, Temple is a comprehensive public research university with 34,000 students, 8 campuses, and 300 academic degree programs. Notable alumni include Bill Cosby and Daryl Hall. Temple's nickname is the Owls and are fellow A10 Conference members.

[UDDoug]

Originally Posted by springborofan To broaden the initial question...would UD be willing to play a top 25 team on the road (without a return game) for the exposure?

They have in the past - Purdue, Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke. The Kissell response was typically yes, if we get the right TV coverage a one way road or neutral game is always something they would play.

I don't know if that view has changed since you can now play an exempt event every year. I would hope not, although I think it's highly unlikely you can get one of those one way games with TV every year or even every other year.

	Ted Kissell TED KISSELL Athletic Director at the University of Dayton from 1993-2008. Helped spearhead a renewed commitment to athletic excellence by hiring Oliver Purnell to resurrect the men's basketball program, and emphasized major non-revenue sports to raise UD's profile. Helped UD receive an invitation to the A10 Conference, developed new baseball, softball, soccer, football, and basketball facility upgrades, and achieved NCAA appearances in men's basketball, men's and women's soccer, and volleyball -- the latter three being program's firsts. Also served as UD's Vice President and improved overall academic performance among student athletes.